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This Bitcoin-themed cover of Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ is somehow worse than the original

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork


Greek lore tells the tale of Medusa — a fearsome monster who could turn mortals into pillars of stone, should they be unfortunate enough to gaze upon her. For the digital age, there’s something similar. Check out the Bitcoin remix of Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday,’ from cryptocurrency comedy songwriters (that’s a thing, apparently) Crypto Finally. At least, I think I’ve turned stone. I’ve barely moved since I heard it. Like a Windows 95 computer trying to open a 100MB PDF file, I’m completely frozen, desperately trying to process what I just heard. Was it real? Am I hallucinating? Did I snort…

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How to sign PDFs without printing them first

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 12:52 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. PDFs are great for when you need to share official documents, but they can be more difficult to work with than other file formats when you need to edit or fill them out. Thankfully, we’re here to help with that. I frequently need to sign PDF letters and forms from folks like courier companies and visa agencies for work, and I know I’m not alone in this. But who’s got the time to print,…

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Google might soon let users comment on search results, starting with sports scores

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 12:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider


Google already lets Maps users review places they’ve visited; it may soon include a similar feature for general search results as well. 9to5Google recently discovered the comment feature in the Google Search app’s version 8.55 on Android. The report noted that you’ll be able to comment and leave reviews in the “Your Contributions” section. The feature will be available both on the mobile app and on the web. One of Google’s support pages indicates that the company might allow users to comment on live sporting events. You can comment on a search item through a dedicated comments section in the…

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Traders suffer huge losses as OKEx closes Bitcoin Cash futures early

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Several high-profile cryptocurrency traders are posting major losses after the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, as the true impact of the controversial hash wars starts to make itself known. Just as the price of the original Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency started to fall last week, major exchange OKEx abruptly ended $135 million worth of futures contracts, claiming it necessary to protect clients from the impending market volatility. This forced the positions of some of the biggest whales in the cryptocurrency industry to be suddenly closed, leaving larger investment funds high and dry, Bloomberg reports. OKEx is also noted to be the only cryptocurrency exchange to…

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Switzerland sets precedent with world’s first cryptocurrency ETP

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


We told you cryptocurrency-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) were coming. Switzerland’s leading stock exchange has given the go-ahead for the world’s first cryptocurrency ETP, the Financial Times reports. The ETP is called the “Amun Crypto exchange traded product (ETP)” and will be trading from next week on the “Six” exchange in Zurich. The Amun Crypto ETP will track an index made up of five leading cryptocurrencies including: Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. Each of these coins will be weighted at 49.7 percent, 25.4 percent, 16.7 percent, 5.2 percent, and 3 percent, respectively. The fund holds a 2.5 percent…

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